Le Chatelier’s Principle (LCP)
Son:All chemical reactions(CRs)
Do not go linearly!
Do you know that mom!?
Mom: Some times directly do not,
Combine Reactants to produce desired product .
Yes ,I understood this fact,
from my dear science teacher .
Son :Reactants do combine ,my mom!
And settle at their equilibrium,
Reactions work both ways,
Products to reactants,
And reactants to products,
Where present is certain amount ,
Of reactants and products at any time.
Mom: Due to external parameters, variations ,
Like Temperature(T),Pressure (P) and concenteration ,
CR at equilibrium gets disturbed sometime;
LCP guides CR at equilibrium,
To act in such a way so as to keeps its ,
Equilibrium constant Keq, constant immortal every time.
Son: Oh yes! LCP is principle that serves guide lines,
For how will adjust a chemical reaction –fine,
With the equilibrium thrown off balance at time.
Mom: , My son, LCP can be represented ,
like, A-diwali lamp , diya earthen.
Son :Yes I know that mom!
Earthen lamps light, remains steady and still;
And make new equilibrium every time ,
When external change like T,
And P comes in their way,
To eliminate darkness in the world,
And show light to every one,
To see free and calm nature.
Mom:In a way LCP-is guide line/light ,
Like an Earthen diya light,
For millions CR/passerby it’s a guide,
Every time showing, life leans toward stability,
Even if we are in fearful time.
Dr.Sukarma Rani Thareja, Kanpur, India
(Poem written as a teaching aid to students)
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